Land warfare, sometimes also called ground
combat, is the term used to describe military operations
eventuating in combat that
take place predominantly on the land surface of the planet.

Land warfare is categorised by the use of large numbers of
combat personnel employing a diverse set of combat skills, methods
and a wide variety of weapon systems and equipment, conducted in
diverse terrains and weather environments. Land
warfare, by the virtue of being conducted in defence
of urban and rural population areas, dominates the study of war, and is a
focus for most national
defence policy planning and financial considerations.

Land
warfare in history has undergone several distinct transitions
in conduct from large concentration of largely untrained and
irregularly armed populace used in frontal assaults to current employment
of combined arms
concepts with highly trained regular troops using a wide variety of
organisational, weapon and information systems, and employing a
variety of strategic, operational
and tactical doctrines.

Artillery

Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any
engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. The term
also describes ground-based troops with the primary function of
manning such weapons. Sometimes known as "The King of Battle" or
"the GOD of war" as called by Stalin. The word is derived from the
Old French verb attilier, meaning "to equip".

This term includes coastal artillery which traditionally
defended coastal areas against seaborne attack and controlled the
passage of ships using their ability to deny access through the
threat of coastal fire. It also includes land-based field
artillery. With the advent of powered flight at the start of the
20th Century, artillery also included ground-based anti-aircraft
batteries.

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Land warfare, sometimes called ground warfare, is the term used to describe military operations eventuating in combat that take place predominantly on the land surface of the planet.

Land warfare is categorized by the use of large numbers of combat personnel employing a diverse set of combat skills, methods and a wide variety of weapon systems and equipment, conducted in diverse terrains and weather environments. Land warfare, by the virtue of being conducted in defence of urban and rural population areas, dominates the study of war, and is a focus for most national defence policy planning and financial considerations.

Land warfare in history has undergone several distinct transitions in conduct from large concentration of largely untrained and irregularly armed populace used in frontal assaults to current employment of combined arms concepts with highly trained regular troops using a wide variety of organisational, weapon and information systems, and employing a variety of strategic, operational and tactical doctrines.

Artillery

Historically, artillery (from French artillerie) refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. The term also describes ground-based troops with the primary function of manning such weapons. Sometimes known as "The King of Battle" or "the GOD of war" as called by Stalin. The word is derived from the Old French verb attilier, meaning "to equip".

This term includes coastal artillery which traditionally defended coastal areas against seaborne attack and controlled the passage of ships using their ability to deny access through the threat of coastal fire. It also includes land-based field artillery. With the advent of powered flight at the start of the 20th Century, artillery also included ground-based anti-aircraft batteries.